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Victory! New York Landlord Adds Same-Sex Spouse to Lease

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December 4, 2013

Today, Lambda Legal announced that Weinreb Management, a New York City-based management company, has complied with state and city law and added lesbian tenant Dava Weinstein's spouse, Dorothy Calvani, to her rent-stabilized lease.

See Also: Housing, Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Lambda Legal and ACLU of Illinois Plaintiffs, Vernita and Pat, Wed in Private Home Ceremony

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November 27, 2013

Today, in a private ceremony attended by close friends and family, Vernita Gray and Pat Ewert were wed at their home in Chicago.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Victory! Married Same-Sex Couple in Lambda Legal Case Sign Up for Military Benefits at Texas National Guard Base

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November 27, 2013

After increasing pressure to follow U.S. Department of Defense guidelines, the Texas Military Forces today allowed Lambda Legal's client, Alicia Butler the wife of 1st Lt. Judith Chedville to register for federal military benefits at Camp Mabry. Lambda Legal Staff Attorney Paul Castillo said:

See Also: Marriage, Military, Same-sex relationships
2013 Timeline: A Year of Moving Equality Forward

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November 26, 2013

2013 has been a watershed year for Lambda Legal and the LGBT and HIV rights movement as a whole. Some of the biggest victories were a direct result of Lambda Legal’s four decades of work and the enduring legacy of our earlier wins. Here is a brief look at some of the year’s highlights on the road to equality.

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, DOMA, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Employment Non-Discrimination Act, ENDA, Health Care Fairness, Immigration and Asylum, Marriage, Marriage at the Supreme Court, Momentum, Same-sex relationships, Teens & Young Adults, Transgender Rights, U.S. Supreme Court, Youth in Schools
Federal Court in Illinois Orders Immediate Marriage License for Terminally Ill Woman and Her Lesbian Partner

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November 25, 2013

Lambda Legal and the ACLU of Illinois filed the case Nov. 22, seeking immediate action for Vernita Gray and Patricia Ewert.

See Also: Darby v. Orr, Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Lambda Legal Sues School District in California on Behalf of Lesbian Teacher

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November 19, 2013

Lambda Legal filed a lawsuit in California Superior Court today claiming the Hesperia Unified School District and administrators at Sultana High School violated California law by not renewing the contract of an openly lesbian teacher in retaliation for supporting lesbian, gay and gender-nonconforming students' attempts to speak out about the harassment and discrimination directed at them.

See Also: Discrimination, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Schools
Transgender Awareness Week 2013

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November 14, 2013

This week is Transgender Awareness Week.

See Also: Transgender Rights
Lambda Legal Applauds After Hawai'i State Legislature Passes Marriage Equality Bill

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November 12, 2013

Today, the Hawai‘i Senate voted to pass the marriage equality bill, setting the stage for Hawai'i to join the growing list of states where same-sex couples have won the freedom to marry.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships
10 Years After Landmark Case, Matthew Cusick Is Still Speaking Out Against HIV Bias

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November 11, 2013

A decade later, Matthew Cusick still remembers every detail of what he calls “the worst day of my life.”

See Also: Discrimination, HIV, Matter of Matthew Cusick and Cirque du Soleil
Victory! As Illinois Becomes 15th Marriage State Lambda Legal Celebrates

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November 5, 2013

With a vote of 61-54, today the Illinois House of Representatives passed The Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act, a historic vote that sends the bill first to the Senate for a concurring vote and then to Governor Pat Quinn who has pledged to sign it.

See Also: Darby v. Orr, Marriage, Same-sex relationships